News of Wednesday, 18 November 2020

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Fire razes filling station, 30 shops, market in Oyo, Jos I will run for governorship in 2023, says APC chieftain Sporadic shooting in Surulere: Streets deserted, residents flee 2023: 'Let us see how Igbo will change this country' - Okorocha End SARS: Family of slain policeman demands N400m compensation Kwara receives N1.9b from Fed Govt

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General News

• BREAKING: Supreme Court rules in suit against Diri as Bayelsa Governor
• Coronavirus: Governors seek additional UN help
• Kwara receives N1.9b from Fed Govt
• Gov Yahaya Bello opens up on bread tax in Kogi
• End SARS: Family of slain policeman demands N400m compensation
• Army to launch Exercise Crocodile Smile in Enugu
• Okada riders on rampage in Ikeja
• Lagos traffic: Police deploy 1,000 officers, impound 357 vehicles
• Lagos teachers receive 1 sachet of noodles, biscuit as coronavirus palliatives
• 'Can govt stealing palliatives, hiding Indomie take education seriously?' - Activist asks
• Osun pensioners protest salary arrears
• Nigerian embassy in Germany suspends staff who allegedly demanded sex in exchange for passport renewal
• Again, WAEC extends registration for private WASSCE candidates
• Fuel price hike: NLC has failed Nigerians, says APC chieftain
• BREAKING: Ooni of Ife welcomes new prince
• BREAKING: Defection to APC: You’re on your own – Ebonyi Senators, Reps reply Umahi
• Court revokes Maina’s bail, orders his rearrest
• Court rules in suit challenging appointment of Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Bamalli
• End SARS: Nigerian govt, NBC trolled as CNN reveals investigation of Lekki shooting
• I’m concerned 12 policemen kidnapped in Nigeria – Atiku
• Do not harass members of public, be professional- Makinde warns Amotekun Corps personnel
• Sporadic shooting in Surulere: Streets deserted, residents flee
• 2023: 'Let us see how Igbo will change this country' - Okorocha
• After almost 50 years, Wole Soyinka is set to release his third novel
• Bread tax is evil, we are investigating those behind it - Yahaya Bello
• ASUU strike: FG will meet agreements with all unions – Buhari
• Abia: Ikpeazu unveils CPAMS in crime fighting
• Lagos shuts 16 health facilities for non-compliance with regulatory standards
• 'I'm doing God's work, can't be arrested' - Boko Haram leader
• Civil defence officers beat up traffic controllers in Abuja over road access
• Coronavirus: BRT buses resume ‘standing’
• Cultists take control of 3 local councils in Edo
• Primate Ayodele reveals what will happen to Buhari govt, banks, Nigerians in 2021

Politics

• I joined APC because of injustice to South-East - Umahi
• Buhari won’t allow repeat of #EndSARS protest - Minister
• Hopes dashed as Supreme Court delivers judgment on Bayelsa governorship election
• I will run for governorship in 2023, says APC chieftain
• My friend Umahi wants to be President - Governor Wike
• I can't work with him - Ebonyi APC spokesperson resigns after Umahi's defection
• I will run for governorship in 2023 - APC chieftain
• PDP constitutes Ebonyi state caretaker committee

Crime & Punishment

• Just In: Okada riders chase Lagos task force officers
• 7 dead, 2 injured in Kano auto crash
• Kidnappers reportedly demand N270m ransom for abducted ABU students
• Man in Osun prison for stealing church musical instruments
• Man to die by hanging for killing lover
• Fire razes filling station, 30 shops, market in Oyo, Jos
• FCC director jailed 14 years for defrauding jobseekers of N7m

Health News

• Nigeria taking steps to eliminate cervical cancer - Minister
• No strange death in Kogi - Health Commissioner
• Edo: Gov set aside N11.3bn to boost health sector in 2021

Regional News

• Man burnt to death in Edo inferno